Edwin B. Aldrich correspondence , 1906-1934

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Aldrich, Edwin B. (Edwin Burton), 1879-1950
Title
Edwin B. Aldrich correspondence
Dates
1906-1934 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 linear feet, (2 containers)  :  2 manuscript boxes
Collection Number
Ax 083
Summary
Edwin B. Aldrich (1879-1950) became a newspaper editor and publisher with the East Oregonian (in Pendleton) and was active is public affairs in Oregon all his adult life. The collection contains correspondence related to newspaper business, public affairs, political and personal concerns and includes letters exchanged with Oregon politicians and public figures.
Repository
University of Oregon Libraries, Special Collections and University Archives
UO Libraries--SCUA
1299 University of Oregon
Eugene OR
97403-1299
Telephone: 5413463068
spcarref@uoregon.edu
Access Restrictions

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Languages
English
Sponsor
Funding for production of this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Edwin B. Aldrich (1879-1950) graduated from Oregon State College. He became a newspaper editor and publisher and was active in public affairs in Oregon all his adult life. He was associated with the East Oregonian (in Pendleton) from 1905.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

The collection contains correspondence related to newspaper business, public affairs, political and personal concerns and includes letters exchanged with Oregon politicians and public figures.

The correspondence reflects letters received and sent from 1906-1934.

The correspondence is arranged alphabetically by sender's last name, organizational or subject title. Among the more important letter groups are those that related to Oregon congressmen: Charles McNary, George Chamberlain, Nicholas Sinnot, and Frederick Steiwer.

Other public figures include: Oswald West, Robert Sawyer, Marshall N. Dana, and William G. McAdoo.

Other major correspondents are: Robert R. Butler, Henry L. Corbett, John E. Lathrop, William J. Kerr, Fred Lockley, John P. Rusk, Charles J. Smith, Donald Sterling, and John W. Summers.

An important subject title represented in the correspondence deals with Columbia River development.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • Newspaper editors--Oregon--Pendleton--Correspondence
  • Newspaper publishing--Oregon--Pendleton
  • Politicians--Oregon--Correspondence
  • Water resources development--Columbia River

Personal Names

  • Chamberlain, George E. (George Earle), 1854-1928
  • Corbett, Henry L., 1881-1957
  • Dana, Marshall N. (Marshall Newport), 1885-1966
  • Kerr, William Jasper, 1863-1947
  • Lockley, Fred, 1871-1958
  • McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941
  • McNary, Charles Linza, 1874-1944
  • Sawyer, Robert W. (Robert William), 1880-1959
  • Sinnott, N. J. (Nicholas John), 1870-1929
  • Steiwer, Frederick, 1883-1939
  • West, Oswald, 1873-1960

Corporate Names

  • East Oregonian Publishing Co.

Geographical Names

  • Oregon--Politics and government--1859-1950
  • Pendleton (Or.)--History

Form or Genre Terms

  • Correspondence